Vatican

• 26 March 2009
  VATICAN - “Pontifical Mission Societies; History - Legislation - Praxis”: March 31 Conference at the Pontifical Urban University Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) – “Pontifical Mission Societies; History – Legislation – Praxis” is the theme of the Conference that will be held at the Pontifical Urban University on March 31, from 10:20am to 12: ...
• 26 March 2009
  VATICAN - WORDS OF DOCTRINE : Rev Nicola Bux and Rev Salvatore Vitiello - The Pope in Africa: why evangelise and how to evangelise. Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - The first visit of Benedict XVI to Africa has concluded. The media, besides laying emphasis on opposition to condoms and abortion as means of birth control – could they have done any diff ...
• 25 March 2009
  VATICAN - AVE MARIA : Mgr Luciano Alimandi - The 'yes' of Jesus entwined with the 'yes' of Mary Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - Well into our Lenten journey, it comes as no surprise to see the whole Church celebrate one of the year's major solemnities: the Annunciation! We are, as it were, led back to the source, fr ...
• 24 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Angola (16) - The Farewell: “Dear Brothers and Sisters, friends from Africa, dear Angolans, take heart! Never tire of promoting peace, making gestures of forgiveness and working for national reconciliation.” Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – On March 23, at 10am, at the 4 Fevereiro International Airport in Luanda, there was a Farewell Ceremony held as the Holy Father said good-bye to Angola. After thanking the President, the civil, ...
• 24 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Angola (15) - To the movements for the promotion of women: “ Church and society have been - and continue to be - enormously enriched by the presence and virtues of women.” Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – On the afternoon of Sunday, March 22, the Holy Father Benedict XVI met with Catholic movements for the promotion of women in Saint Anthony Parish in Luanda. “I extend greetings of great affec ...
• 23 March 2009
  VATICAN - First International Conference on the Role of Women calls for “a new feminism, free from cultural burdens, that knows how to offer a Christianity of 'Yes' to God” Vatican City (Agenzia Fides) - “A new feminism, free from cultural burdens, that knows how to offer a Christianity of 'Yes' to God; a new feminism made of love for life, for the family, for others; a feminism guided by ...
• 23 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Angola (14) - Mass with the Bishops of IMBISA: “the Church, in Angola and throughout Africa, is meant to be a sign before the world of that unity to which the whole human family is called, through faith in Christ the Redeemer.” Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – In Cimangola Square, in Luanda, on Sunday March 22, at 10am, the Holy Father Benedict XVI presided the Eucharistic Celebration of the Fourth Sunday of Lent, concelevrated by the Bishops of IMBI ...
• 23 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Angola (13) - Encounter with young people: “ you are a seed which God has sown in the world, a seed that contains power from on high, the power of the Holy Spirit” Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - “Meeting young people is good for everyone! You may have your share of difficulties, but you are filled with great hope, great enthusiasm and a great desire to make a new beginning. My young fr ...
• 23 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Angola (12) - Mass in Saint Paul's Church: “Today it is up to you, brothers and sisters, following in the footsteps of those heroic and holy heralds of God, to offer the Risen Christ to your fellow citizens. So many of them are living in fear of spirits, of malign and threatening powers.” Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – At 10am on Saturday, March 21, the Holy Father Benedict XVI celebrated the Holy Mass in the Church of “São Paolo” in Luanda. In addressing the Bishops, priests, religious, ecclesial moveme ...
• 21 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Angola (11) - Meeting with Bishops: “continue to raise your voice in defence of the sacredness of human life and the value of the institution of marriage, as well as in promotion of the family’s proper role in the Church and in society” Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – On the evening of Friday, March 20, the Holy Father met with members of the Bishops' Conferences of Angola and São Tomé, in the chapel of the Nunciature. “May our prayer of praise rise up, ...
• 21 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Angola (10) - Address to political and civil authorities: “African men and women themselves, working together for the good of their communities, should be the primary agents of their own development.” Luanda (Agenzia Fides) - “You are the protagonists and witnesses of an Angola which is on the road to recovery. In the wake of the twenty-seven-year civil war that ravaged this country, peace has begun to take root, br ...
• 21 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Angola (9) - The arrival: “you must take from your spiritual and cultural heritage the best values that Angola possesses, and go out to meet one another fearlessly” Luanda (Agenzia Fides) – At 12:45 on Friday, March 20, the Holy Father Benedict XVI landed in 4 de Fevereiro International Airport of Luanda, Angola's capital, where he was met by civil, military, and religious authori ...
• 21 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Cameroon (8) - The Farewell: “People of Cameroon, I urge you to seize the moment the Lord has given you!” Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) – On Friday, March 20, at 8:45am, the Holy Father Benedict XVI left the Apostolic Nunciature and travelled to the Nsimalen International Airport in Yaounde, where a Farewell Ceremony was held at ...
• 21 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Cameroon (7) - Meeting with the Special Council of the Synod for Africa: “Africa has received a particular vocation to know Christ. Let Africans be proud of this!” Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) – The final encounter before the Farewell Ceremony in Yaounde was the Holy Father Benedict XVI's meeting with members of the Special Council of the Synod for Africa, on the evening of March 19, ...
• 20 March 2009
  VATICAN - Benedict XVI in Cameroon (6) - Meeting with the sick and suffering: “Every African who suffers, indeed every person who suffers, helps Christ to carry his Cross and climbs with him the path to Golgotha in order one day to rise again with him.” Yaounde (Agenzia Fides) – On the afternoon of March 19, the Holy Father Benedict XVI visited the Cardinal Paul Emile Leger Center - Centre National de Réhabilitation des Handicapés – in Yaounde, where he met with a ...